“We might also want to use a semicolon to hold together two sentences to avoid giving the reader too much time to think about the first sentence before we hit them with the second one. For example, let’s say that… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share Image
“The difference between lay and lie is like the difference between sadism and masochism: one means doing something to someone (or something) else, while… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share
“We use the en dash when we want to express a range of values: Goldilocks will only sleep on Egyptian cotton sheets with a… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share
“Lacks commitment: I suppose I could marry Dan. Acknowledges commitment: I’m supposed to marry Dan.” — Jenny Baranick Copy Share
“First impressions stick. That’s why it’s so important that we do tedious things like remember to wear deodorant, brush our teeth, and insert commas… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share
“The semicolon, my friends, is the punctuation mark we use to join two complete sentences. When we want to separate two complete sentences, we… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share
“Guys who kiss like they’re giving CPR should have to attend kissing classes. If I take out “who kiss like they’re giving CPR,” this… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share
“You may think that you don't need to worry about actually learning the grammar rules because spell check and grammar check will come to… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share
“In high school, I was such a slut. And I was not alone; most girls in my high school were total sluts. We didn’t… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share
“I am the English teacher who teaches the “boring stuff”— I teach a class on grammar called Writing Skills. My students think I love… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share
“A comma splice means that a comma has been inserted between two complete sentences.” — Jenny Baranick Copy Share
“Incorrect: I use to be the most popular guy in school, but now I am the Thursday night trivia king at the local bar.… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share
“We might also want to use a semicolon to hold together two sentences to avoid giving the reader too much time to think about… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share
“Dictionaries are like vitamins and floss; we buy them and then never use them. Even I, an English teacher, a lover of words, have… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share
“One of the most pressing questions of our time is arguably this: Does size matter? Is it about quantity or quality? Is it the… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share
“Not only can rearranging our sentences to avoid ending them in prepositions sound pretentious, it’s also unnecessary. Grammar experts agree that it’s perfectly acceptable… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share
